The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-05-05
LETTER FROM HARRISBURG.
Editor Miidlcburgh posr.

The Standard Ol Company hns
grown to such proportions that to-
day it is looked upon MS danger
Gus Cooperation. 1t has ongrnfted
itself upon the Oil commerce aud
like n parasite it is slowly but surely
strangling the features OF that trsde
that there is at the present day little
in the Oh business that warrants
the investment of the timo and mon>
ey OF private individuals in this
branch OF modern commodity. It
conti OILS TO tho exclusion Of all or
CARNATIONS, tho handled Of oil, when
ont Of the wells, and las dismantlod
aud either bought up or crushed
out OF ezista1co over two hundred
Oil Refinerios, and its profits anpual-
ly are enormous The worst slap
which this Institution probable ever
received was given il in the Senate
Of Pepu'U. Oh Thursday last, nud il
its enomies continue to hammer
away a. it in this wiso the time Of
it's overthrow can not be maLy years
distant. Lewis Enory, the fiery
Senator OF Mexican, was the CO ~
tral figure around whom the rather
dramatic events OF this days session
II the Senate were drawn. The
Billingaley Bill, which recently had
. triumphant passage in the House,
came mp this day for third reading
in the Senate aud Senator Emery
and his friends were not prepared
for i! at that time as several of the
Senators favorably disposed toward
it were absent When lie strodo up
the aisle OF tho Senate at IL O'Clock
and saw that tho situation forshad-
owed the precipitation of the Bill for
final passage, the Millionaire cham
pion with ono hundred and fifty Of
his friends at his back, in various
parts Of the Chamber, squared him-
self for the struggle, Members Of
tho House left their seats and crowd
cd into the Senate, and ladies' aud
gentlemen wedged themselves into
tho galleries untl ovory scat was
filed, and Mr. Emery rose to his
feet to resent the statements Of two
articles which lately were published
in two papers in the northwestern
part OF the Stale, vilifying him and
also to say to the Senators that il
this Bill was defeated, they would
throw fire brand into the ranks Of
tho fifteen republican COUNTIES in
the northwest and tho consequences
would prove disastrous to tho party
at the next election. Continuing
with hot words falling fast upon
tho cars Of his listeners he said,
| poluIIng 10 " L. cCu eide manager OI
the National transit Co, who was
present, There sits man tho hired
agent Of the STANDARD who has stig-
mntized me and il ! could get at him
l would sue him, l would sue tue
Titusyillo Herald, but who would
be rcaponsiblc' 1 would sue the
Oil City Derrick, Int who could be
held to accolaR defy these men
to meet me in Court. My glove is
of and my sword is drawn! | an
ready to meet them anywhere!
They are liars of the old school.
Senator Delemater then moved that
the Senate at once take up the Bill
for consideration To this Emery
replied that he never knew the Sen.
ate to refuse to ono OF its members
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the courtesy of allowing Bill to &C
over for some time, and in strong
language objected to DslemLtcl'i
motion. Saoing that the Bill woull
be reached in the regular order The
obi lection was withdrawn by Dele
mater anl the regular consideration
Of Bills on tue Calender was contin.
uod' The debate upon the Bill wai
opencd by Senate Delemator in I
epeech in which ho said he doubtei
the ConsttuLionality Of tho Measure
aud argued that the end sought
would not be attained by tho pro-
visions montioned Senator Wall
ing of Erie spoke in favor of the Bill
aud in an able speech pointed on
Irregularities characteristic OF th,
actions Of tue Standard and claimot
that the Commotoe which Justly be-
longed to our own country, but was
now being dragged to other Nationl
would be returned and that the
enactment Of this Bill into Law
would wipe out one of tie creates
organizations OF combined power OF
tho face OF the earth. Thon an hou
was taken mn nv nm ayDlnnation by